Civil engineering labourers

Civil engineering labourers perform routine tasks in connection with the building and maintenance of roads, railways, dams and other civil engineering projects.

Skill level: Unskilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Civil engineering labourers - from $5,110 to $7,728 per month - 2025.
  • A Civil engineering labourers typically earns between $5,110 and $6,720 gross per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between $5,139 and $6,769 per month for a working week of 38 hours.

Job Responsibilities

  • Digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools
  • Shovelling and spreading gravel and related materials
  • Trimming and cutting rocks and concrete and bitumen surfaces using jack-hammers
  • Loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows and hand trucks
  • Cleaning work sites and removing obstructions
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